Showerhead control

A showerhead device assembly including means for controlling temperature and the flow of water therethrough pivotally connected by a ball and socket means to a shower arm having separate hot and cold water passages extending therethrough comprising:

• A. A main housing having passage means between an inlet and a discharge portion including separate hot and cold water chambers divided by a first partition, a water temperature and flow control means in the form of a second partition positioned at the downstream end of said chambers for varying the temperature and volume of water leading to the discharge portion and screwthreads at its downstream end;
• B. The discharge portion including connection means for engaging a valve and spray producing means;
• C. The valve and spray producing means comprising:
• (a) an annular frustoconical skirt shaped body having an inner surface and an upstream end adapted to contact said second partition to shut off the flow of water,
• (b) a disc having a frustoconical peripheral surface with a plurality of grooves, said grooves cooperating with the inner surface of said skirt shaped body to define outlet passages, and a stem extending in an upstream direction for connecting the disc to the first partition,
• (c) the connection means comprising screwthreads for cooperation with the screwthreads of said main housing whereby by screwthreading said valve and spray producing means to said main housing the texture of the spray exiting said outlet passages can be varied and the flow of water past said second partition can be shut off by contacting said second partition with the upstream end of said skirt shaped body;
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• D. An elongate control means having an upper end carried by said main housing and connected to said second partition and to said valve and spray producing means for;
• (a) varying the volume and temperature of the water leading to the discharge portion;
• (b) moving the valve and spray producing means with respect to said main housing to vary the spray texture of the spray exiting said outlet passages;
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• (c) varying the direction of the spray by moving the socket with respect to the ball of said ball and socket means.